transferred possession

Definitions of transferred possession

1. noun

   a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
   synonyms: transferred property

   types:

   acquisition

   something acquired

   assignment, grant

   (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

   escheat

   the property that reverts to the state

   stolen property

   property that has been stolen

   heritage, inheritance

   that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

   expenditure, expense, outgo, outlay, spending

   money paid out; an amount spent

   loss

   something that is lost

   security, surety

   property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation

   accession, addition

   something added to what you already have

   purchase

   something acquired by purchase

   apanage, appanage

   a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family

   land grant

   a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)

   spoil

   (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

   booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag

   goods or money obtained illegally

   primogeniture

   right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

   borough English

   a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers

   accretion

   (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

   bequest, legacy

   (law) a gift of personal property by will

   birthright, patrimony

   an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

   devise

   (law) a gift of real property by will

   heirloom

   something that has been in a family for generations

   gift

   something acquired without compensation

   cost

   the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

   expense

   money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

   transfer payment

   a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services

   forfeit, forfeiture

   something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

   financial loss

   loss of money or decrease in financial value

   sacrifice

   a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

   wastage

   anything lost by wear or waste

   deposit

   money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

   earnest

   something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

   recognisance, recognizance

   (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

   stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant, warrant

   a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

   type of:

   possession

   anything owned or possessed